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2004

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Asset Forfeiture

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Criminal Forfeiture Procedure: An Analysis Of Developments In The Law Regarding The Inclusion Of A Forfeiture Judgment In The Sentence Imposed In A Criminal Case, Stefan D. Cassella Aug 2004

Criminal Forfeiture Procedure: An Analysis Of Developments In The Law Regarding The Inclusion Of A Forfeiture Judgment In The Sentence Imposed In A Criminal Case, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

The article surveys the developments in the case law regarding criminal forfeiture procedure in 2003-04.


Bulk Cash Smuggling And The Globalization Of Crime, Stefan D. Cassella Dec 2003

Bulk Cash Smuggling And The Globalization Of Crime, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

The articles discusses the legislative history of the bulk cash smuggling statute, 31 U.S.C. 5332, and constitutional issues raised under the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment when the government seeks to use the statute to forfeit the currency being smuggled.


The Forfeiture Of Property Involved In Money Laundering Offenses, Stefan D. Cassella Dec 2003

The Forfeiture Of Property Involved In Money Laundering Offenses, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

The article discusses in detail the legal theories that the government uses to forfeit property involved in money laundering offenses under both the civil and criminal forfeiture laws. The money laundering offenses include violations of 18 U.S.C. 1956 and 1957, as well as the anti-structuring and bulk cash smuggling statutes in Title 31.


Overview Of Asset Forfeiture Law In The United States, Stefan D. Cassella Dec 2003

Overview Of Asset Forfeiture Law In The United States, Stefan D. Cassella

Stefan D Cassella

This article is intended to give the foreign reader, or a reader unfamiliar with the basics of asset forfeiture law in the United States, an introduction to the topic. The article explains the distinctions between administrative, civil and criminal forfeiture and lists the reasons why the government would choose one procedure over the other in certain typical situations.